An oil abatement experiment aboard USS Compton (DD-705) off the shore of Newport, Rhode Island. A small civilian tanker laying oil on the surface of water for the experiment resulting in an oil slick on the surface of water. Officers and men on the deck of USS Compton. A United States Coast Guard (USCG) H-52 Seaguard helicopter hovers over the water in the background. Crewmen walk back and forth in the foreground carrying bags of an oil abatement product. The H-52 hovers close over USS Compton. A bag of the product is handed over to a man on the deck. The man walks off. A USCG patrol boat in the open sea. Oil slick on the surface of water off the side of the destroyer. A man stands looking down over a side in the foreground. The product being dumped over the side from the bags. Grayish powder on the surface of water. Empty bags float on the surface of water. A weather deck passageway. An officer runs down the passageway. Smoke over water on the starboard side of the ship. A fire burns off the starboard bow. Black smoke rises. Men on the weather deck. The smoke fills the area in the background. Men rush with a fire hose. A fire burning on the surface of water. Smoke rises from the fire. The H-52 circles to photograph the fire. It hovers some distance from the fire. A little bit of smoke drifts from the fire as it stops burning. The smoke hangs over the surface of water after the fire has burned out.
Yachts being given final cleaning and checks before the America's cup race, in Newport, Rhode island. In opening scene, the racing yacht, Intrepid, is seen up on blocks, and surrounded by scaffolding, in a boatyard. "Intrepid New York" is inscribed on her stern. Several men stand nearby. Next, the Australian entry, "Dame Pattie," is also seen out of water, as her crew hoses down and cleans her hull. Change of scene shows others of her crew washing her sails with a hose and long-handles brushes, in a pool, at Vernon Court, which is serving as their headquarters during the event.
The inauguration of the Sylvania Recreation Area in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan, United States. People gather on a beach. People stand and talk in a group. Boys sit in a line. People click pictures as the First Lady of the United States Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey with other officials walk past a crowd. Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson talks to people and shakes hands as she walks past them. People click pictures as she walks past.
The inauguration of the Sylvania Recreation Area in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan, United States. An official standing at a podium addresses people. The First Lady of the United States Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, and his wife Muriel Fay Buck Humphrey Brown. Other officials stand behind them. People gather on a beach. Dignitaries stand as the United States national anthem is played. Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman addresses people. Mrs. Johnson addresses people. She lays the foundation stone of the Sylvania Recreational Area. Two women push a canoe boat in front of the foundation stone. Cameramen standing in the foreground take pictures.
The Sylvania Recreation Area in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan, United States. The area of the Ottawa National Forest. Dry leaves on the ground in the forest area.
The Sylvania Recreation Area in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan, United States. Children are fishing in the water of a lake in the Ottawa National Forest. A young boy wades in water and plays on the sand beach. People sit in a garden in the national forest.
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